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Apple Slapped With New ‘3G Speed’ Lawsuit
Cult of Mac —
... Apple faces another lawsuit over iPhone 3G performance. The latest, a class-action lawsuit filed in Northern California, asks a court to award more than $5 million to iPhone 3G buyers. ...
Lawsuit alleges Apple iPhones have deficient 3G network performance
Obsessable News Feed —
... The latest development isn't so much concerned directly with speed, but with network availability. After all, a high-speed connection that drops out every few seconds isn't an improvement on a slower but reliable hookup. A California man filed a lawsuit against Apple this week, alleging that the iPhone is defective, unable to maintain a signal lock on AT&T's 3G network. ...
New class-action lawsuit claims Apple ‘broke promises’ regarding iPhone 3G speed
MacDailyNews —
... Apple received from sales of the device plus interest at the 'highest rate allowable by law,' along with attorneys' fees." "The complaint is the latest in a long saga dating back to last August... Ironically, an independent study commissioned by Wired last year concluded that iPhone data speed problems 'have more to do with carriers' networks than with Apple's handsets,'" Lane reports. "AT , however, is not named as a defendant in Medway's suit." More info in the full article here .
QOTD
Digital Daily —
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Despite knowledge that the iPhone 3G cannot maintain consistent 3G service, defendant continues to solicit new orders in a multimillion-dollar television and print advertising campaign for the iPhone 3G. Apple simply replicated the problems by providing consumers with replacement phones and thus subject to the same issues which prompted the replacements.”
– California resident Jason Medway says the iPhone 3G isn’t 3G enough ...
Newshounds sniff out traces of next-gen iPhone
GMSV —
... , where select major developers would be able to offer titles for $19.99. * A new class-action suit accuses Apple of leaving a trail of “broken promises” by launching the iPhone 3G “despite knowledge that the iPhone 3G cannot maintain consistent 3G service.” ...
iPhone Customer Sues Apple Over 'Broken Promises'
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Apple sued over 'broken promises' regarding 3G speeds [AppleInsider] ...
Another day, another lawsuit
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... . AppleInsider reports that Jason Medway thinks his iPhone performs poorly, and thinks Apple advertising is tricking people into purchases the device can't live up to. ...
New Lawsuit Claims Apple Knowingly Profited From Faulty iPhone 3Gs
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... seems to have improved things for many. The lawsuit states :“Despite knowledge that the iPhone 3G cannot maintain consistent 3G service, defendant continues to solicit new orders in a multimillion-dollar television and print advertising campaign for the iPhone 3G. Apple simply replicated the problems by providing consumers with replacement phones and thus subject to the same issues which prompted the replacements.” The suit seekings damages in excess of $5 million for thousands of class members. It also wants all profits received by Apple from sales for the device (along ...
M&M’s World Headlines: Feb 2, 2009
p2pnet news —
... to the 2007 adoption of a United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Canada was one of only four countries to vote against the measure. Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Canadian government “set out to block and defeat” the declaration, says Neve. “Other countries can’t believe they saw that kind of behaviour from Canada and it has significantly set back and undermined our authority on the world stage.”
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Apple sued over ‘broken promises’ regarding 3G speeds Apple Insider ...
iPhone 3G Speed Lawsuits Hit Two Per Week
Cult of Mac —
... according to Apple Insider.
In Florida, residents Onel Gonzalez and Ron J. Brayteson are asking a district court to stop Apple’s advertising and require the company pay damages.
A nearly identically-worded New Jersey lawsuit filed by iPhone owner Timothy Ritchie also asks for court action. Ritchie purchased his Apple handset just months after the two Florida men bought iPhones in June and August 2008.
The two lawsuits follow lawsuits in California and Texas filed last week.
News: Four new suits filed against Apple over iPhone 3G speeds
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
Apple has been sued four times over the last two weeks over poor 3G performance. Complaints filed in Florida, New Jersey, and Texas all claim that the iPhone 3G suffers from both 3G performance issues that result in dropped network connections and hairline cracks in its casing, while a separate case in California omits the cracking issue, focusing solely on 3G problems. Interestingly, the California suit is the only one which does not name U.S. iPhone carrier AT&T as well as Apple. All four lawsuits allege that Apple knowingly marketed the phone without ...
